Dual quad-core Xeon @ 3 Ghz. 4 gigs of ram and a raptor drive and a Geforce 8800 GTX. Before that I used a custom built Intel Core 2 Duo 6800 Extreme Processor with 2GBs of DDR2 Ram and a Geforce 7950 GX2 as well as a 150GB 10k Raptor Hard Drive. For the early tutorials I used an Athlon X2 4200+ with 2GBs of Ram and Geforce 7800 GT and a 74GB 10k Raptor Drive.

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They are part of the music tracks, they are not sound FX.

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I've been self-taught since I was 16 and learned by exploring the program to create great visual effects and to propel my filmmaking.

I use a Neumann studio mic to record tutorials through a mixer and real time compressor.

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Well in addition to the computer arts I am also an illustrator and story writer. I also play musical instruments including the drums, acoustic guitar & keyboard. I love fishing, and playing golf, usually not at the same time.
Oh, and I like to cook.

For most of the video on the site, including the adventure guy, and the Serious Effects DVD, I used a Canon XL2. Most times filming in 24p and using the standard 20x lens. I'm now using a JVC HD 200 with one of those fancy 35mm adapters.

Well... go do something. Pick up a video camera and film something meaningful and use visual effects to enhance the shots. Try to figure out how certain visual effects were done. Follow my free tutorials and if they help you out then buy some DVDs too. If you buy enough of them maybe I'll come to your house and show you a thing or two.

I've been Married since May 20, 2006. My wife is awesome. We dated for 5 years before tying the knot. We ate chicken and tri-tip at the wedding.

The best place to do that is our products page, not only will you show appreciation but you'll get a cool DVD too.

The Cycore effects are part of the installation of After Effects CS3. When the software is activated the rest of the functional content including the Cycore effects are installed. The CC effects are not part of the Trial version of After Effects, but a demo can be downloaded from http://www.cycorefx.com

For After Effects 7 Professional and 6.5 Professional, these cycore effects are on the installation DVD and be installed separately. These plug-ins are only available through Adobe After Effects.

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